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~~FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1917.

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH 'HIS MAJESTYS GOVERNMENT

TU

MARSEILLES AND LONDON,

TAKING Painguas And Cazao To

STRAITS. COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, &o.

Steamers

TO

Leave Hongkong

Connecting Mail Steamer from

Colombo

Nood

Colombo.

Due st Marseilles 1917.

Due

Loudon 1917.

Whon Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBU,

HEADQUARTERS.”

THE FATE OF THE DUG-OUTS.

AN INCIDENT IN THE WEST.

THE CHINA MAIL

VISITORS AT THE HOTELS.

HANDKONG HOTEL,

had wounded one man in the cug-out, and so be was not present he must have been leth behin. Stratabar-hearers were called forma call that always meets with a ready! Mr and Mrs J. W. Mrs A. E. Hodgins rispusowa Iron British soldiemand a Allen

M:A. Shelton Hooper party immediately moved of to the Mr G E. Anderson. Me L. Hope resena. The man was found lying help. Mr and Mrs Axelrodies. C. Humphreys Jess with a broken leg in one of the Hr J. H. Baring

and childron Mrs. XHam-

phreys deed douts, and while the shade Mr W. L. L. Barker Capt. Innes.. were bursting as the other end of the MR. M. Bartlett Mr E14. Joseph. Position be was safely carried away to Mr and Mrs H. A. M: F. H. Kalas the dressing station in the village.

Baxter and child Mr R. W. Kendall MR. E. Belitics M: C. King.

Juss qutside the village between the read and the ruined mill there stretched a narrów grave et tall trees. Through this Bile of woodland ran a little stream, and The whole beadquarters was wrecked Mrs E R. Balilion as the soil of the "districh, was molt ånd from end to end, the tohuels big difeC. D. J, Bell

stream throughout the talutie scaping, destruction, and the Mr FW, Belf crazubly, the onrecordable years of its course had worn inconvenience of triporary quarters had C. Benedic

Mes D. R. Bell

itselt a deep bed cut of all proportion to

I to be part 1973 with while new heahzuarters Litting J. Birbeck were being onstructed. That the sweets its size. Enter the shelter of the basket a full revenge tempered the annoyanes LA. Blacknisen newest the trenches the fleailquarters of eryone,, and when the "aeroplane dugouts had been built." There were the photographs of the results of the retalia (usgal storesdug-outs; and those inhabited tray bombardment were shown hinx, the by the toner at the Headquarters Colonel smiled grimly as the porkmarked Start, with two very big, long, was für space which marked what had ance bern the stipers and bigubers. It bad been hostile battery position,

commixtion is the concocting Steamer from COLOMBO is defiaitaly roserved in iawasible to dig very deeply into the

Hongkong at the time of Booking.

On the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable with: Orinat Line.

SAILINGS DIRECT TO

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND

8. 5.

YOKOHAMA.

Leave Hongkong, About

Paasongres may travel by Railway in, Japau between Ports of "Call free of charge. Batura Tickets are available by Homageries. Maritimes Company.

INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS

(Non- Transprent);

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling a SINGAPORE," PORT_SWETTENHAM, PBXAR, COLOMBO

PORT SAID.

AND

DARRTING IT AND 2ND SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDDORD RATES. PROPOSED SAILINGS:

STEAMERS.

Lenva

E'xoso

abcas

LeRTO S'rost.. About

Doe at

if calling about

Dite LONDON about

THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED,

· WIRELEJS” TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

All Cabies als fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and each Berth Furnished with no Electric Reading Lamp.

Round the World Tickets and Through Ticksta to New York

Principal Mail Liton

actions with the

Return Tiket as fare and a half available to Europe for Two Years; or to Intermediata Porta for Six Months. „

Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be cancelled

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

-or altered" "with var notice.

17"

Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the regarding arrival of consign:nents expected of which they hava or advice.

Company's" Agents eived documents

Any damaged packages must be left in the Godown's, for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Serveyors, Mears Goddard and Douglas, at 10 am. Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the teamer's arrival here, after which late they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

For Further Informamon, Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, Dates of Sailing etc., apply to

E. V. D. PARR,

Superintendent.

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS,

S.S. CHINA

WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS & HONOETBU. SUNDAY, APRIL 15th.

AN UNSURPAANSED” HIGH OLABI PASSENGER

BERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.

0. H. RITTER,

Prince's Buildings.

Freight and Passenger agent,

Loe House Stromb

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, FORT ELIZABETH And CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE!

Fami Honakowa:

PROPOSED BAILING,

"Gooneofág with -

FROM COLOME?

EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR 18S And 2nd Úzarı PameNGEES,

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE.

Regular Direct Service from JAPAN, OHINA and÷STGAITS DO BRIEA.

·DELAGOA, BAY, DUBBAN, EAST LONDAY, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN, sailing at MAURITIUS én, reate and affording sis Quickest Freight -Transport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRICA:

For dates of departure. Bates of Freight syply to

THE BANK LİNİ LIMITED.

MAXACING · "ARZA,

ELLERMAN" LINE. (Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd.)

JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS ΤΟ

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT.

FOZ PARTICULARS OF SAILINGS SHIPPERS ÁRE REQUESTED TO APPROACH THE UNDERSIGNED.

proceed via Silex Canal or Cape of Good Hope at Owners optim. Lelehango without notion

THE BANK LINE LTD

bank, as the strumu rose at intervals und (sometimus fooded the shelters, placed

Though they" ware, as high as was con- Į sistent with safety.

hud

WAR LOAN PATHOS.

A FATHER WHO LOST ALL HIS SONS.

The largest indivīdust subscriber to the

For many months Be trees (sécerned them trem artillery observation, it after the rigent Bghting an neustal liveliness contioned up and down the tine. Pluers were shelled where shells never before had faller, anel battery positions recwired attention which simply Scrrumed sivud ær retaliatory mesures. war Joan is air. James Kacts, Wylam "A raup reoptereal from a wrecked German-Tyne, who, it was unnumeed has aeroplane showed the place as a battery invested £120,600, Mays the Daily position, and, as much it, hal evħleutly | Skotch." (Bern mucked out by a share of the treat-

ment which German gunners were serving ? Cout to suspriţed positions.

Behind this action lies one of the war's pagedies. Mr. Knots runde a great fortune 4 shipowner, and his hopes

EL.

0.

Me and Mrs P. L

Knight DEAT: Knodere Mr and Mrs

Lauritsen Mr and Mrs. J. J.

3. L'abirl Leiria Mr M. Boljon Mr Colbourne Little Mr R. Bradley Mr S. Longfeld Capt. & Mrs Branch Major D. 1

Macdonald Bridges

Miss E Markham Mrs S. D. Buckner De& MO. Viott Me D. F. Cappleman Mr B. B. Ma Mr. W. E. Clarke Mrs Frank hitz Mrs J. Cogan Mr G. Hellia

M

Mr & Mrs M. Collins Me A M. Mendelson Mrs Geu, W. Conner Mr J. Marecki Mr G. L. Courtney Misa E. P. Miller Mr. D. Courtney Mrs W. IF

Mills

Mr F. W. Cox Mz W. Moore

Mr

and Creden

Bles V. Mr. G. Muller

Mr anti Mrs. M. F. Mr W. B. Davenport, Murray

Mr and Mrs F. E. Mr and Mrs C. D.

Davis

Mr J. J. Dewar

Mr and Ms D.

Dorty

Neill

Mr. Nicolsen

EM W W. Payne,

Ferry

Mr W. A. Dowley Me W. Downie Me and Mrs AW.

Eastman Mes H. van Erik Mr V. L. Fairles Mr J. Fasse Capt. und 31rs

Fraser

Miss M. Friedler fine. G. Artin

Mr W. A. Mr S. Peterkia Mr E. H. Ray Miss F. A. Reay

F. B. Heid Mr. Scotti Mr P. M. Scatt. MW. C. Shiner

A. Mr and Mrs T. W.

Simatons

Mrs L Slade

SHIPPING

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

U. S. Mail Line. OPERATING THE NEW FIRST CLASS STEAMERS 'ECUADOR," "VENEZUELA

·and ·“* COLOMBIA 14,000 Tons, each one HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,

via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU, The Sunshine Belt.

The most Comfortable Route to Americs and Barope Ballinge from Hongkong,

W

...S5th April

*1st May.

38. *COLOMBIA -88. "VENEZUELA' 5.5. "ECUADOR" -

*** 10th June. These Steamers have the most modern Equipment including ALL LOWER BERTHS and large comfortable Staterooms, (ingle and two berths only

The Safety and Comfort of Passengers is our Arst consideration.. Tickets are interchangeable with the Toyo Kisan Ksishs and the Canadian Pacife Ocean Services Id.

For further Information, rates, literatura, schedules etc., apply to

COMPANY'S OFFICE in Alexandra- Bulidings, TELEPHONE -141.

Chater Road,

BANKS

& SHANGHAI

HBANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL #15,000,000 RISSEYE FUDE

Storting

£1,800,000@2/$15,000,000-

Elver

18,500,000

Miss A

Mr. Spencer Mr & Mrs. V. Sorby Miss

Squate

RESERVE LIABILITY" OF. ITOPELITSER.

$33,500,000

$15,000,000

CSUET OF DIRECTÕES,

It was a fine clear day of late autumn when the ruin descended. The Generalred in the future of his three as Mr A. W. V. Gibb had been up the aftertson for a casulia-Them cane the war. The sons joined the Mr C. L. Cooxirich Ribs with the Crioul. He had just left, and all of them have been killed.

Mr. G Tr.. Goulbona rs E. V.Stackhouse When the last low fell Mr. Knott dir P.. Gray the headquarters, god the Harlet on his

eap and the tabe on his shoulders could posed of his saippies interests and Mr and Mrs. W. A. be seen through the trees as he perdevored his wealth to good works. Hannibal along the road to the village, when, with Amoter other schemes, he is building 100 Mr G. Harper stree 'n warping note, 'a large shell burst houses it Blyth and 200 at Leeds for Mr & Mrs R. D.

Harvey are to be a memorial to Mr. Knott's sons,

MrJ.-W. Stackhouse

It... Cullivan

Capt. Tucker

Mr W. B. Sutherland

hompson Hon. Mr.

Mr C. P. Templeton Mr F G MA. L. Todt

T. Tsaife B. Tyler

him the dugwetu. It was a shell from the use of soldiers' widows, The kousers Mr and Mrs A. MW. T

Silent Sue," the Big go which the

Germits used foxstrating important positions, which Jobbed its whells with hardly a sould towards the desired ́objective; hence its passie. A Gernian aeroplane darted love the trie tops, rying so low that the marking on its wings and the hind and shoulders of the is were clearly visible. A cout of anti-aircraft shells burst mear it. and is Bed away towards the lines, mounting ever higher, but the damage had been the und "the position was "registered. The rafter the lare of the dugouts was scaled.

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botham

and euch is to be endowed with 10%. n Me W. A. Higin. Mr & Mrs E Tysca werk.

י

SAVED TOWN FROM STARVATION.

Mr W. B. Hind MW. J. Hodg M. LE..S. Hodge

Mr M..H. Varn Mrs H.A. Walker Mr G. G. Wood

PEAK HOTEL

Mr. Knott sat for a short flew as one? of the Unionist members for Senderland. In 10 the town, which depends almost exclusively

upen shipbuilding and engineering, was hit by the biggest slump it has ever experienced. When things MD. K. Blair Mr D. Mulder and were at their blackest, Mr. Knott a Mr&Mrs F, W. Cary children forward with a fine act of combined but Mr & Mrs Cossart Mr T. L. Perkins ness and philanthropy. Though the Col. Darling, RE Mr & Mrs E Ralpha freight market did not at the moment M&Mrs W, Duinken Me and Mes W. E. (ehenurage any such enterprise, he placed | Misa Fairall

Roberta orders for à large number of ships, din Mr and Ms B. A. Mr&Mro A. Findlay tributed over a wumber of yarde, and

Smith saved the tows from starvation.

A shell hurst in the gumboot store and wrecked the place. Dozens of big thigh boots, joined in pairs by the supporting strap whirled like chain shot in the This set made a great impression on the days after by gumboots sung by their opponent dreamt of any political self. alf, and the trees were festooned for local public, but not even his bitterent

fastenings eyes the branches. Another interest in the deal, sach is the sterling shell exploded in the dugout next door. Feliaracter of Mr. Knott. This contained, trenching tools, and with a latter and clang 'picks and shovels slithered all over the place, The Ger- mars evidently intended и нунтерье eramping and without further delay the Colonel gave the order "to"eractinte the place.

Mr. Knots was founder and head of the Prince Line, Lul.. Newcastle-cn-Tyre.

REVIVAL OF WOODEN SHIPS

IN U.S.

Hale

J

نوم

Rev. F. G. B. Mr&Mrs V. Fädlay

Hastings, E.N.. Smith Lt. and Mrs E. M. RA.M.C Mrs T. J. R. John Capt. Thomason

Cameron Macanlay. Gen. & Mise Vontris

Lt. Col. John Ward Mr & Mrs Noil Mac Mr Watts

Intyre and childMr G. E-Wetton

RAM.C

Mr D. Clark Mr G. E. Costello

"KING EDWARD HOTEL Mas R. Almond Mrs. McGee Silently and quickly the men fled over

Mr J. R. F. Anderson Mr J. O. Millèr` the swing bridge and scattered on the

Mr G. Bannerman Mr W. Morley further side of the stream. They were

Mr W. J. Boy Mrs. Nathans and veterans of the war, these follows: shell

Mr W. Budge The remarkable revient in wooden ship Mr and Mrs T. S. Mr and Mrs Parsons

tamily fire was no unusual experience for them building in the United States is given in Cheng

and child and the move was executed without enn detail in The Times. The returns of fusion. The Colonel stood at his dugout the Bureau of Navigation. Washington. Mr K. M. Fetterly Mrs C. Pirie

Mrs W. C. Pasamore Mr R. Pearman door and quietly watched the proceed-show that on January 1st wooden vessels; Mr & Mrs Finlayson Mr and Ms G. ingy, He would be the last to leave.f 300 tons gross or more which were Mr F. H. Fisher Two men tried to croes by a duckboard being built or were under contract to be Mr C. W. Garson

Richarrison Mr.W. M. Routh farther down. A shell stamped one into built in private yards in the United States

Mir A

AG. Hartley ME and Mrs J the streun and his blood dyed the waters numbered 181. add weru of 207,623 tome

Mr and Mrs

Hammes

Shaw dark purple and the burst hurled theross, thus averaging about 1,200 tons Mr L. Haussen

and children Mr and Mra Sicfort other into the air and impaled him on each.

and family Mr A. S. Hawker

J

8. Dodwel, sq-ChairmaD. JA. Plammer, Esq.,-Deputy Chairman.

1EV.D. Parr, Esq.

CE Anton, W. L G.TH. Edkins, Ea Pattanden, Esq C.S. Gabbay, Esq. Hon. Mr. F. Shollim.

Hon Mr. P. H.Holy

CHIET MANAGER;

Hongkong-N. J. STABR, Esq.

MANAGER:

Shanghai–A. G. STEPHEN, Esq.

LONDON BANKS-LONDON COUNTY AND Westminster Baxx, Limited,

www

HONGKONG--INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of Two percent, per annum on the daily balance

ON. FIXED DEFORTTU :— * ·

For 3 months 2å`per cant. per annum.

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N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager. Engkong Feb 24 1917,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE business of the koore Bank is

conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Rules may be obtained of application

INTEREST on deposits is allowed an

PER CENT. per annum. Depositor the minimum monthly balances at 3)

may transfer at their option balances of $100 or mora to the HONGKONG AND FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on

per manum.

For the Hongkong and Shanghai.

Banking Corporation.

Mr J.Sim

N. J. STARE,

Chist Manager,

Hongkong. May 14, 181

517

Mr J. R.

R. Smith

Mrs Stewart and

children

Mrs Taylor

the spikes of an iron railing which Of these vessels, 83 of 130,718 tons were Mr and Mrs Wm Mr. E. M. Bleigh bounded the wood from a neighbouring to be driven by engines, and the Jackson house. All the other men got across remainder were either sailinga vessels or Med

Mr B. James without further incident..

were arigged. Fifty-two, of the total p as the danger area soon traversed the Colonel lined the zoen up and Coluzabja River, 38 on the Middle Mr A. D. Macdonald wood

number were being built on Puget Sound Min Kiddull

Mr D.Laren near the village and an enquiry for Atlantic Coast, 85 on the South Atlantic Mr and Mrs Manner Mr A. C. Tule

missing" was made.

It was then and Gulf Coasts, 26 in New England, dad. Mr&Mrs McAinsi found that a splinter from the first shell 12 on the count of Cantoria..

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ting Manager

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